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REV: 08-25-23 VR stakeholder outreach efforts. A fee comparison and fee burden analysis will be prepared as part of the first phase as well, although the timing of this analysis may occur later. The second phase results in the preparation of the Annual/Five-Year Report for the 2022/2023 fiscal year. Consultant will remain flexible and able to adapt to inevitable changes in policy direction and circumstances. Phase I Task 1: Financial and Administrative Audit (July and August 2023) Consultant will review pertinent materials related to the existing fee programs, such as the fee schedules, the supporting nexus studies, the enabling ordinances and associated resolutions, the project lists, the fund balances, reimbursement agreements, and accounting practices. This task will inform what changes, if any, need to be considered and incorporated from a best practices perspective. Consultant will work closely with finance/accounting staff (or consultants) and legal counsel during this phase of work. Phase I work provides critical input for the annual and five-year report that is prepared in Phase II. Consultant will time this work concurrently with the update of any fees. Consultant to Provide: Analysis of findings of the audit and recommendations for the update (Consultant may be asked to provide a memorandum summarizing these findings and recommendations). Meetings: Weekly meetings (up to 8) with the Finance Department (or financial/accounting expert) to discuss fund balances and accounting. Weekly check-ins with City staff and legal counsel (up to 8). Task 2: Transportation Impact Fee Nexus Study Consultant will work with City staff, City counsel, and Hexagon Transportation Consultants (Hexagon) to prepare the nexus study for the City’s updated transportation development impact fee consistent with the requirements of the Mitigation Fee Act and recently passed AB 602. It is understood that Hexagon will prepare the core technical elements of the transportation impact fee study, including identifying the capital improvement list and improvement costs, allocating costs to new development, and estimating maximum, justifiable fees for each land use. Task 2.1: Provide Input on Impact Fee Program Methodology/ Structure Consultant will participate in teleconference call meetings with City staff and Hexagon to stay abreast of progress on the technical work and provide perspectives based on Consultant experience. Key topics to be discussed and addressed will include the number and type of land uses, consideration of AB 602’s preference for fees on residential development to be charged on a per square foot basis, and the importance of developing ATTY/AGR.2023/Amend. No.1/Economic and Planning Systems, Inc. (EPS Fees Project) (Page 5 of 10)